Police operatives in Kaduna have detained six suspected kidnappers and recovered four fabricated AK-47 rifles in the state.
The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna.
He said the operation followed credible intelligence on the presence of a suspected kidnapper taking refuge at Gida Abe in the state.
The spokesman said: “Acting swiftly on the information, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Tafa Division immediately mobilised a surveillance team to the location.”
“The team successfully arrested one Isa Ibrahim, a 30-year-old.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a member of a kidnapping gang operating in Kwara.
“The suspect also disclosed that his accomplices had recently been arrested in Kwara, which led him to relocate to Kaduna with the intent to establish a new gang.
“On the same date, at about 3: 30 p.m., the DPO of Saminaka received credible intelligence indicating the presence of two notorious suspected bandits in Lamido village, Lere LGA.
”Acting promptly on the tip-off, the DPO mobilised his patrol team to the location.
“The team successfully apprehended two suspects, namely: Sani Liman from Unguwan Fa, Rami Kura, and Murtala Magaji (alias Seto), from Dambata in Galadimawa village, both of Kauru LGA.
“The suspects confessed to being involved in a series of kidnapping activities within the area.”
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